Chicago Bears right tackle Bobby Massie signed a five-year, $40 million contract to remain with the team instead of testing free agency, a decision that certainly cost him a few million dollars considering the contracts signed by offensive linemen on the open market.
But Massie isn’t concerned with the money he left on the table. He wanted to stay in Chicago, and that’s more valuable than whatever payday he could’ve received this offseason.
“I don’t care,” Massie said of the money he left on the table. “At the end of the day, I was happy with what I got and I was where I wanted to be. Wait for a few more pennies? I am where I wanted to be.”
Retaining Massie was one of the Bears’ biggest moves of the offseason and ensures that the entire starting offensive line will return in 2019.
“I want to be in Chicago because I know something special is coming. We’ve got a great team, amazing people in the building. I just love it there. I didn’t want to leave on that note.”
